Two weeks of Hall of Fame favourites come to a close with a complete performance on Friday of Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor. The piece has its own fifteen minutes of fame thanks to a TV comedy ...

Edvard Grieg's piano concerto is one of the most popular concertos in the repertoire, and is the only concerto that Grieg finished. Grieg wrote his piano concerto at just 24 years of age, but ...

If familiarity breeds contempt, then the Grieg "Piano Concerto in A Minor" should be positively despised. But oddly, the work is far more loved than loathed. It's been a staple in the classical ...

Although she is a French citizen, Shani Diluka’s DNA is 100% Sri Lankan. Diluka’s pianism is blessed with a magical quality that few other artists possess. When she performs, her persona undergoes ...

Three pieces of music with a magical and mythical air, conjured up by conductor Lionel Bringuier and The BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Paul Dukas's Sorcerer’s Apprentice - immortalized in the ...

We sat down with superstar pianist Gabriela Montero before she performed Grieg's majestic piano concerto at Classic FM Live in Cardiff, and she showed us how it's done. It's one of the hardest pieces ...

Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky won the silver medal at Moscow's Tchaikovsky Competition in 1994 (when no gold was awarded), and made his Dublin debut as recently as last January. Given his ...

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When he was a child, music critic Tom Manoff heard the music of Edvard Grieg, particularly his piano concerto in A-minor. This piece of music is known as a workhorse. In pop music, it would be ...

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